Female Written Short Stories You Should Read - Part 1

Welcome to the first instalment of my female written short stories which will continue to develop, well, until women decide to make the fateful decision to stop writing. If you have come from my latest Instagram post, I hope you also show similiar interest in this blog and enjoy the links to the works I included.

I have seen a lot of posts among social media going through lists of 10 short stories everyone should read and, while many are amazing and definitely worth a read, most of them are older and written by white men. I wanted to try make a more modern list that features the voices of women of many backgrounds that deliver works that are fresh and gripping. Mainly by creators of diverse backgrounds, people of colour and queer artists or those works which feature inclusive relationships, I hope to focus on curating a collection of works by those who break through the "norm" of writing. With that, I hope that we can discover new works and open our minds to the themes and plots within these short stories as well as breakaway from the heteronormative narrative that distinctly credits literature. Many belong to a collection by the author which are distinctive and some of my favourites for countless reasons. Although there are more amazing women out there, I could only fit so many into my first installment post which can be found on Instagram @novus.actus_writing or (Check out my post here!) and I hope to continue the series.


One of my main goals of January 2021 is to read more short stories and I only felt that it was right to drag everyone else along with me to discover something new and learn about the amazing women behind some of the greatest works of all time.


The Husband Stitch by Carmen Maria Machando - Read it here!
Mountain Ways by Ursula K. Le Guin - Read it here!
City of My Dreams by Zsuzi Gartner - Read it here!
Brownies by ZZ Packer - Read it here!
A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O'Connor - Read it here!
Call My Name by Aimee Bender - Read it here!
Happy reading!